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课件网) Unit 1 The mass media Welcome and Reading Print Digital Watching video Discussing What types of mass media do you usually rely on Do you believe everything that you read in a news report Scanning the news reports What do you think of the news reports are about according to the headlines and the pictures News One News Two Firefighters put out tower block fire. Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damage. Scanning the news reports News report one News report two Headline Firefighters put out tower block fire Deadly fire in tower block caused serious damage The lead Sentence :_____ Sentence :_____ Detailed information Sentences :_____ Sentences :_____ Background or supporting information Sentences :_____ Sentences :_____ Reading news reports 1 2-6 7 1 2-6 7-8 Inverted pyramid The lead Detailed information Background A dropped cigarette end on a carpet of the 8th floor Time Place Deaths and injuries Rescue efforts Cause News report 1 Sunday night Henderson Tower (1) (2) News report 2 4 confirmed dead and dozens of people injured (3) The number of death could reach 5 Fire engines and ambulances arrived in 15 minutes, firefighters got situation under control aroun 11 p.m. A 1 News reports usually Part 1: Para. . Reading news reports critically Part 2: Paras. . Part 3: Para. . 1 2-3 4 Differences between news reports may depend on We can in many ways. come with differences how and when the news reports are written. become critical news readers Reading for structure Reading for structure Introduce the topic Analyze the reasons Put forward suggetions Reading for details How long did the firefighter spend controlling the situation in the first news How did Lisa feel about the fire according to the second news What is the function of the quote from Lisa Mayer in the second news To provide a personal account of how serious the fire was. About an hour and fifteen minutes. Reading for details Why does the author advise us to read more reports on the same event We can come to understand an event in a more comprehensive way. What should we do when news reports contradict each other Check different sources to draw a more informed conclusion. What does discrimination in the last sentence It means the ability to judge what is true. Information is presented in a factual and formal way. Appreciating the language and techniques Use a quote To make readers get an objective understanding of an event as well as adding the authenticity of the news reports. Appreciating the language and techniques How did the author organize the text By giving example Discussing Read different versions of the same news; Do more research on the news resource; Distinguish Fact from Opinion and Check the Evidence. Consider the motivations behind the information. … What else can we do to be critical readers Discussing Besides reading news reports, we should also be a critical reader when we get information through other mas ... ...
